Shervin Shahnavaz

Shervin Shahnavaz

Lecturer

Shervin Shahnavaz, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist at the Centre for Psychiatry Research and the Centre for Psychotherapy Education &amp

Research at Karolinska Institutet (KI) and

Visiting address: Norra Stationsgatan 69, plan 7, 11364 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 CPF KCP PT/HU, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Shervin Shahnavaz, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist at the Centre for Psychiatry Research and the Centre for Psychotherapy Education & Research at Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Region Stockholm. His research focuses on the transcultural aspects of psychotherapy and on the development of digital interventions for vulnerable migrant groups. 

    Dr Shahnavaz organises courses and teaches at the Study Programme in Psychotherapy as well as in various other educational programs. His subjects include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for PTSD, Transcultural Psychotherapy, Global Mental Health, and the psychological aspects of Sustainable Development Goals. Additionally, he serves as the Vice Chairman of the Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development at KI and is involved in designing and implementing sustainability strategies within the institution.

    He is a member of the Steering Committee for the Lancet Regional Health – Europe Commission on Climate Change, Migration, Displacement, and Health at the Lancet Migration European Hub.

    He is also a KI representative at the World Health Summit Academic Alliance.

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Grants

Employments

  • Lecturer, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy, Department of psychology, Stockholm University, 2016
  • Master of Science in Psychology, Psychology, University of Gothenburg, 1996

Distinction and awards

  • Excellence in Neuroscience Annual Reward (EINAR), Greta SChettini, Shervin Shahnavaz, Lena Melander, and Zandra Petersson is rewarded an Einar as they in just over a year have managed to get the unit to integrate a sustainable mindset – and more importantly, actually started working with sustainability, from several important aspects. Collaborations have been initiated with both other units and departments at Karolinska Institutet as well as with healthcare agencies within Region Stockholm, which provides the conditions for spreading the work and being able to implement it further., Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2025
  • May flower diploma, 2013

Supervision

  • Supervision to doctoral degree

    • Youstina Demetry, Internet-based psychological interventions for Arabic speaking teenagers, young adults and parents, 2026
    • Anahita Geranmayeh Orumieh, Internet based psychological interventions for migrants from Afghanistan and other Farsi-speaking countries, 2022-
    • Markus Höglund, Tandvårdsrädsla hos vuxna ur tandvårdspersonalens perspektiv
    • Robert Schibbye, Specific phobia in dentistry, origin, prevalence and treatment for children and adolescents

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  • Reviewer or advisor for other scientific bodies, Scientific advisor for psychiatry process of care among refugees and migrant with PTSDPTSD, Region Stockholm, 2024
  • Other evaluation assignments, Evaluation of the implementation of mental health interventions targeting newly arrived migrants, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
  • Reviewer or advisor for other scientific bodies, Expert in the advisory board for the Unite Ukraine project, led by Save The Children Sweden, during 2022- 2023., Save the children Sweden, 2022-2023
  • Other evaluation assignments, Psychological Department's Agenda 2030 funding, Karolinska Institutet, 2021
  • Other evaluation assignments, Member of the TAPIL Selection Committee (alternative selection to the dental program) at Karolinska Institutet., Karolinska Institutet, 2016-2019

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